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Math
- Third Grade Math
Extensions Home Page Web page created by Math Specialist Edith Lipinski.
Needs JavaScript-enabled browser.
- Science:
Chemical Tests
- Kitchen
Chemistry Want to find out how to make Gluep and
Oobleck? Visit this site for recipes for several different
mixtures which use things found in the kitchen.
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- Science:
Food Chains & Webs
- Biomes and Habitats
Click on an environment to find out about its animals and plants.
- Cyberzoo
Animal
List Read about your favorite animal and view the food webs made
by students for each animal.
- The Food Chain Information and a diagram.
Introduction
to Biomes Click
on a food web for many environments.-
- KidWings Click on an owl for a dissection of the owl's pellet.
- Picture of a Food Chain Scroll down to the
illustration and the four steps.
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- The Web of Life Follow a spider through the web of life.
- What's it like
where you live? Biomes and ecosystems of the world
- Why Do Leaves
Change Color in the Fall? Scroll down to the colorful leaves to find out the answer.
- Why
Leaves Change Color Learn how leaves change in the fall.
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- Science:
Water Cycle
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- Edible
Aquifer Make an aquifer to see how groundwater is stored
and how what we do above ground can affect the water underground.
- Ground Water
Aquifers Scroll halfway down to see an
excellent illustration of saturated and unsaturated zones.
- Round
and Round It Goes! The Water Cycle Click on the parts of
the water cycle to find out about them.
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- Thirstin's
Water Cycle Adventure Look at a diagram of a water cycle.
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- The
Water Cycle Do plants sweat? How
old is the water in your glass? Find
the answers at this site.
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- Water
Science for Schools U.S. Government site with lots of
information about water.
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- Science:
Weather
- Franklin's
Forecast Learn how to make your own barometer and other
weather instruments.
- Ice
and Snow Learn why ice floats and how
snowflakes
are formed.
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- Kids' Weather Page National Weather Service page with information
about clouds, rain, snow, lightning, storms, air pressure, droughts,
earthquakes and much more.
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- Learning
from Lightning Learn about lightning and
static from NASA.
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- Lexington
Weather Find today's weather for Lexington
with the sunrise and sunset. Find current weather for any place in the
world as
well as weather conditions as far back as 1994.
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- Lightning Learn about different types of lightening.
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- Miami
Museum of Science Go inside a hurricane, and learn about
killer storms and weather instruments.
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- Snowflake Bentley A collection of twelve of Wilson A. Bentley's snow crystal
photographs.
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- United
States
Climate Page Maps
for
high and low temperatures in the United States for the last 30 years.
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- USA Today Weather Current weather anywhre in the world with links to
information about hurrricanes, tornadoes and more.
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- Weather
Channel Weather forecasts with satellite
maps.
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- Weather Watch Meet an expert, learn about tornadoes and weather
instruments.
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- Social
Studies: Colonial Life
- Colonial
Games and Toys Find out what games
colonial childen played, where they got their toys and who they played
with.
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- Colonial
Kids Find out about home, school,
transportation, chores and Native American friends.
- Colonial
Lexington Hastings school children take
you on a tour of colonial Lexington.
Colonial
Snack Make dried apples, a snack
Paul Revere may have eaten!
- Colonial
Williamsburg: A Day in the Life Visit
the Day in the Life Online Activities. Virtually dress the people of
that time period.
Herbal
Remedy If you were sick in the
1700s, you might drink mint tea.
- Hornbook Collection Find out about hornbooks and
battledores.
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- How to Make
Corn Husk Dolls Use
these directions to create your own doll.
- Paul
Revere Click to find out about Paul Revere's
life, his midnight
ride, his silver shop and his foundry and copper mill.
- Really Neat Books. What is a battledore? Were hornbooks made from cows' horns?
Find all the answers to your questions at this site.
- The Revere
Kitchen What did Rachel Revere and her
daughters use for cooking?
- Road to Revolution
Game Answer the questions to get from Boston to
Philadelphia.
- Some Cool Artifacts. Find out about slates and magic lanterns.
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- You Be the Historian See if you can learn what life was
like
200 years ago for a family in New Castle, Delaware.
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- Social
Studies: Slavery in the 19th Century
- Abraham
Lincoln Click on the timeline of Abraham
Lincoln's life to get more information and to see photographs.
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- Abraham Lincoln In depth look at Abraham Lincoln and the people in his life.
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- Abraham
Lincoln Do you
know what Lincoln carried in his pockets?
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- Abraham
Lincoln Online Click Frequently Asked
Questions and Historic Sites to find out about
Lincoln and visit his home.
Civil
War Jump back in time to the Civil war.-
- Frederick
Douglass Find out about a leader in the
abolitionist movement.
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- Harriet Tubman
Homepage Links to information about her
life, her home, and other web sites.
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- Harriet
Tubman Learn about how slaves escaped to
freedom along the Underground Railroad.
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- Underground
Railroad Follow
in the footsteps of a slave before the Civil War. Will
you escape to canada?
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- Underground
Railroad Find out about how slaves
escaped to freedom.
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- U.S. Civil War
1861-1865 Click on the timeline of the U.S.
Civil War to get more information and to see photographs.
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- Social
Studies: Industrial Revolution and the Lowell
Mills
- Boott
Cotton Mills What is this structure? Find out about Lowell in
the 1800s.
- Boot Mill
See photographs of the Boott Mill and Boarding house in Lowell.
- Gilded
Age 1878-1889 Find out about the growth of industry
and the development of the railroad.
- Inventors
and Inventions 1801-1850 Search by
inventor or invention.
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- Inventors
and Inventions 1851-1900 Search by
inventor or invention.
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- Inventors
of the 1800s Search by inventor or
invention. Includes a timeline.
- Products
of the Lowell Mills Learn about what the Lowell mills
made.
- Technology
Timeline Find out about American
inventions from 1752 to 1990.
- Virtual Visit
to
the Lowell Mills Learn about working at a Lowell mill.
- Who
Invented the . . . Did you know that the
fax, the lawnmower and the dishwasher were all invented in the 1800s?
Use the timeline to find out about many different inventions and
then click for more information about them.
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- Social
Studies: Government
- Ben's Guide:
Benjamin Franklin Learn about
Ben Franklin as a printer, librarian, inventor and statesman.
- Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for
Kids Guide to our country, states, symbols and
historical documents.
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- Social
Studies: Geography
- 50 States
and Capitals Find
out about states and U.S. territories.
- Merrium-Webster's
Atlas Scroll to the U.S. and a state to get a
map and information.
- National
Geographic Map Machine Click on
any state to find its facts and map.
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Social
Studies: Famous Bay Staters
Famous
Baystaters Learn about famous politicians, authors, scientists
and artists from Massachusetts in this webquest.
Lewis
Howard Latimer Read about this scientist born in
Chelsea, Massachusetts.
World
of Benjamin Franklin Click on links to find out about
Franklin as an inventor, scientist and printer.
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Social
Studies:
Massachusetts
American
History and Art from Massachusetts Click on activities to
learn about life in Massachusetts.
Boston
Harbor Islands
Visitor Guide Click on an island to find out
its
history and environment.
Boston
Tea Party Find out about what happened in 1774.
Explore
Massachusetts Read stories about NECCO wafers and Fenway Park.
Kids' Zone
Take a quiz about the State House, learn how the ladybug became the
state bug and find out what's under the golden dome.
Lowell Visit
Lowell’s website.
MassMoments A
daily almanac of Massachusetts history that you can search by date, map
or subject.
Massachusetts
Find maps and information about our state.
Massachusetts
Lights
Visit Boston Light and many others along the coast.
Mayflower Compact
Learn which 41 Mayflower
passengers signed the Compact.
The
Mayflower Web Pages Information about the
ship, its voyage
and passengers, including children on board.
New
Bedford Tour New Bedford
Old Sturbridge
Village Explore an 1830s
Massachusetts village. Excellent photos and information.
- Plimoth:
1621 Compare the lives of the Pilgrims and Wampanoags in 1621.
Salem Find
out about the history of Salem from its beginnings in 1623.
Salem Visitor’s Guide
Find out about Salem
Springfield
Did you know that Dr. Seuss was born here?
Thanksgiving Visit Plimoth Plantation or link to information about
Plymouth and the Pilgrims. Includes Woodland Indian recipes and
information.
Voyage on the Mayflower Meet the passengers and explore the
ship.
Wampanoag
Tribe Find out about the Wampanoags and their way of life.
What's
Under the Golden Dome? Tour one of the
oldest and historic state houses and find out how Massachusetts laws
are made.
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Date Last Modified:5/31/09.
Criteria:
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Librarians using the following criteria.
- grade level appropriateness
- curriculum enhancement
- accuracy/authenticity
- readability
- ease of student use
Disclaimer:
To the best of our knowledge these links have been selected
using the above criteria. The Internet is a constantly changing
environment and we cannot be held responsible if students link to
unknown material. We recommend that all sites be reviewed by teachers
or parents before use.
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This page was developed
during the
summers of 1997 and 1998, supported by a Lexington
Education Foundation grant to the
Lexington
Public School's Department of Libraries and Information Technologies.
Authors
and developers were Linda Corbett, Library Media Specialist, Fiske
Elementary School; Margaret Donovan, Library Media Specialist,
Lexington High School, and Web Manager; Susan Lum, Library Media
Specialist, Lexington High School; Martha Stanton, Coordinator,
Libraries and Information Technologies; Arden Veley, Library Media
Specialist, Clarke Middle School; and Caryn Werlin,
Library Media Specialist, Bridge Elementary School.